We haven't had the time to test out local software company Microsoft's PhotoSynth for ourselves, but have you? What do you think--is the new elaborate automatic panorama service more than or merely as useful as the Google Maps confirmation that cows prefer to stand aligned north/south? Warning: if you go to www.photosynth.com using an old-ish browser, you'll get chastised by a pop-up window. "Still using IE6 I see," is the (verbatim) message we received. Ouch! Straight to the heart!

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This is what I got:
Oh, and I'm sure they are sincere about REALLY WISHING they could run on other platforms, too.
You use Explorer? You should update to Firefox at least.
I use Firefox, the latest version, at home -- and apparently a dinosaur of a browser here at work!
Installed and uninstalled in one fell swoop. I only care about viewing synths, not creating them. Maybe next time, MSFT.
I don't have a good enough video card for them at home*, and don't have install permissions at work.
* My video chip's only 3 years old, and was near top-of-the-line then. They recommend a new one, which should "only" cost around $50 - not quite worth it to try out free software.